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Osteopontin and HMGB1: novel regulators of HSC activation

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Lee Borthwick, Professor Derek Mann

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Abstract

Liver fibrosis, the accumulation of extracellular matrix proteins caused by chronic liver damage, results from the activation of hepatic stellate cells. In a new study, Arriazu et al. explore in detail the mechanisms by which the multifunctional protein osteopontin drives hepatic fibrosis, and show that interaction with HMGB1 mediates the fibrogenic response.

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Author(s): Borthwick LA, Mann DA

Publication type: Editorial

Publication status: Published

Journal: Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Year: 2016

Volume: 13

Issue: 6

Pages: 320-322

Print publication date: 01/06/2016

Online publication date: 14/04/2016

Acceptance date: 01/01/1900

ISSN (print): 1759-5045

ISSN (electronic): 1759-5053

Publisher: Nature Publishing Group

URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2016.58

DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2016.58

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